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    Van Hobbies brass CNR N-5-d 2-8-0 rebuild

    The next couple of pictures show the very bright headlight I installed as well as the Soundtraxx tsunami sound decoder setup in the tender. The headlight is a micro golden white LED. It actually fits inside the brass headlight casting. I have added a clear lens over it. The headlight is very...
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    Van Hobbies brass CNR N-5-d 2-8-0 rebuild

    A few more pictures. I ddecided to change my methos of running the wires to the tender. I endd up making a small hole in the front of the tender shell. The new method makes it a lot easier to seperate the tender when needed. WR
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    Van Hobbies brass CNR N-5-d 2-8-0 rebuild

    Well I finally have some finished pictures of my N-5-d project. Bear with me if some are a little bit out od focus or a little too dark. I got a new camera for Xmas and I am still trying to learn all the bells & whistles as well as adjust the white blance for my room lighting. For the most...
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    Rolling stock update (with LOTS of BIG pictures)...

    Wayne I have some Accurail ones I have also been thinking of doing as well even though as you say they are not 100% correct. I got all the Intermountain cars for a really good price and seeing as some of the CNR 40', 10'6" tall cars had 4/4 ends the Intermountain cars will be close. I cannot...
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    Rolling stock update (with LOTS of BIG pictures)...

    Great looking freight cars.:thumb: Most of all the Canadian National ones. Seeing as I am modeling the CNR in the late 1950's any CNR cars catch my attention. I have 45 undecorated Intermountain 40' modified boxcar kits waiting to be built, painted and decaled. I also have a number of Tichy...
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    Whoa! Halt! Stop! Cease!

    The whole thing smells funny to me. It is clear something has happened.:confused::confused::confused: Wayne R
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    Hmmmmm.....

    I have not been here all that long but it is a shame to see all the good people going like they are. It is clear there is something to it. It seems to have something to do with Crowdgatherers from what I see.:confused::confused::confused: Most of all since a number of people are leaving at the...
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    Samhongsa/Athearn

    Glad to be of help. To fix the headlight all you sould have to do is unplug the two black wires behind the smokebox front from the small circuit board they plug into. No need to take the locomotive apart to do so. Then wire your new headlight bulb to the two plugs and plug them back in...
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    Samhongsa/Athearn

    The boiler shell can be real stubborn to remove. When I stripped down mine for repairs I was afraid each time something would break as I removed the upper boiler shell. In the end they all came off with a little bit of verbal coaxing. :eek: :mrgreen: I do not have one of mine in front of me...
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    Samhongsa/Athearn

    I know I wil be glad when I can take the final pictures and know the locomotive and tender are ready for use. If I would have known a small thing like some missing Fuel Oil lettering would hold things up for so long I would have held off posting until it was done. wall1 To top it off the...
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    Samhongsa/Athearn

    If I remember right the price was around $150 to $175 US ( street price ) when they first come out. I have seen new in the box ones sell on E-bay for around $60 to $100 US in the last few months. I bought 6 of them off E-bay last year in three groups of two. I paid a little over $90 Cdn for...
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    ebay selling....

    I for one use E-bay as little as possible for selling now. The fees have gotten to be way to much and now with the Paypal only thing it has become a pain. The paypal only thing is just another way of getting another fee from a seller. This thing about it being safer is nothing but a smoke...
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    most accurate track code

    I would think code 83 rail would be the close to modern mainline rail in size. Code 81 might be closer but it is hard to find. Central Valley used to sell code 81 rail as I bought five 99 foot bundles a couple of years back but I see it is no longer listed on their web site. To bad as it worked...
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    Van Hobbies brass CNR N-5-d 2-8-0 rebuild

    I thought I had better give an update on my N-5-d rebuild for all those awaiting the pictures of the finished locomotive. I hope to have some pictures to post soon. The drive has been reassembled and tested. I just need to do the final clear coats on the boiler and tender shell then...
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    Proto 2000 Loco Help.

    I used to have a fair number of Proto 2000 locomotives in the CN black,red & white scheme before I switched to modeling CN steam. I had a few that did the same thing when the gears were replaced. I would check for the things Doctorwaye suggested first. If that does not help you may have to do as...
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